Lemon Pretzel Salad with Mango and Kiwi

Refreshingly satisfying! Fresh lemon, mango, and kiwi are fused with fluffy cool cream cheese, all sitting atop a yummy salty sweet pretzel crust...wow, what else can you say?! It always disappears with a quickness. Perfect for BBQs, holidays, pitch-ins, or just a tasty treat with a hot cup of tea. Enjoy!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 423 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• ¾ cup butter, melted
• 2 cups crushed pretzels
• 1 ½ cups boiling water
• ½ lemon, juiced
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping (such as Cool Whip®), thawed
• 1 kiwi, peeled and sliced
• 1 mango, peeled and chopped
• 2 (3 ounce) packages lemon-flavored gelatin mix (such as Jell-O®)
• 1 ½ lemons, zested, or more to taste
• ½ cup fresh lemon juice, strained

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Mix crushed pretzels, butter, and brown sugar together in a bowl; press into a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes; set aside to cool completely. Crust will be soft when taken out of the oven and will harden as it cools.

Step 4

Mix white sugar, cream cheese, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl until smooth. Stir juice from 1/2 lemon and lemon zest into cream cheese mixture and mix well; fold in whipped topping. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over cooled crust; refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes.

Step 5

Mix boiling water and lemon-flavored gelatin mix together in a bowl until dissolved. Add 1/2 cup strained lemon juice and mix well. Refrigerate gelatin mixture until slightly thickened, about 1 hour.

Step 6

Ladle enough gelatin mixture over cream cheese layer to cover, setting remaining gelatin mixture aside. Arrange mango and kiwi onto gelatin mixture layer and pour remaining gelatin mixture over fruit layer. Refrigerate until completely chilled and set, about 2 hours.